ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47705
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Date: | Thursday 21 June 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire LF.9c |
Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
Registration: | SM-16 |
MSN: | CBAF. |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Evere Airfield, Haren, Brussels -
Belgium
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Evre Airfield, Haren, Brussels, Belgium |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:PT853: Spitfire LF.IXc. Delivered to the RAF at 6 MU Brize Norton 23-8-44. To 222 Squadron RAF 7-9-44. CB ops 12-10-44 420 RSU. To 165 Squadron 29-3-45. To 66 Squadron 2-9-46. Sold to Belgische Luchtmacht 25-5-47 as SM-16. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21-6-1951 when crashed at Evre Airfield, Haren, Brussels, Belgium
Wreckage Struck Off Charge 16-6-1952 and allocated for fire fighting and rescue training at Evre Airfield, Haren, Brussels, Belgium
Sources:
1.
https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e/ 2.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p093.html 3. Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe SM-16 being prepared at Evere on 16 June 1952 for its last sad task; a fire fighting demonstration:
https://www.belgian-wings.be/supermarine-spitfire-lf-ixc-e/sm-16 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haren_Airport#Aftermath Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2008 10:15 |
ASN archive |
Added |
06-May-2021 19:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
13-Nov-2022 03:06 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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